[2] His older brother Shane Howarth represented both New Zealand and Wales.
Playing for Boroughmuir from 1998[3] he helped the team rise through the divisions and also won the BT Cellnet Cup in 2001 beating Melrose.
He secured a place with professional district side Edinburgh in 2001.
[4] He was loaned to Glasgow Warriors in March 2002 when their fly-half Barry Irving was injured, as cover for their Cook Islands international fly-half Tommy Hayes.
[6] Now back in Auckland, New Zealand, Howarth is a real estate consultant.